Hardys Farm Shop in Newark and Sherwood

REVAMPED! Spacious, friendly and REAL COFFEE ( rare to find) good menu. Visited 22nd November still great coffee BUT I was refused a selection of breakfast items to suit my diet because it’s not allowed! Spent some time trying to get round this ( I had already ordered a vegetarian breakfast for my husband with SCRAMBLED egg. ) a little of time spent juggling with the till!! FINALLY they caught on that I had ordered a PROPER meal and they decided I could have the extras on a separate plate. My husbands meal arrived with FRIED eggs with raw yolks (not healthy). Sent back and finally got what we wanted. And I have a loyalty card! Friendly enough but staff are having to stick to silly rules risking upsetting customers. Oh, and they are not frying the mushrooms, that really annoys me! Not sure what they do with em but they’re not nice. They fry plenty of other stuff for breakfasts. A good start here but it’s slipping. Returned for lunch 11/10/24 Counter improvements working ok. BUT they’re diluting the coffee!! Big mistake. Cappuccino watery. It used to be so nice. But quiche nice but floury chunky chips need improving.

We travelled from Walsall to go for to my hubby's Aunty's 90th birthday - afternoon tea. team couldn't do enough for us all, plying us all with pots of tea, coffee and plenty of food. We were that engrossed we had to chuck ourselves out, before the place closed. It was lovely seeing the alpacas and donkeys just outside. Only complaint is where we were, it was cold. Could've done with heaters in there, especially with a lot of older people present. Still given it a 5, as it was set out beautifully, and they all worked really hard.

Lovely place highly recommend Called in on way to our holiday had a lovely coffee bought bread good selection of fresh veg cakes cooked meat pleaseant staff very helpful beautiful cafe we calling in on way back we called in on way back staff remember us and had the same quality of service and bought veg meat savoury snacks for home Enjoyed in cafe Bakewell slice and choc eclair yummy

farm shop is clean and spacious with an excellent array of fresh, British farm produce such as meat, dairy, eggs and a variety of cakes, jams and sauces. Lovely to see the two donkeys again - believe one’s called Stanley. It’s be good if some pigs were there too like at the Screveton cafe haha. But yeah, watching the donkeys while you eat and drink at the cafe is great. Girls on till and on waitress duty are all friendly and have good customer service skills. Food is fresh and from British produce - bacon, cheese and caramelised onion panini with (plain) salad was excellent as was the bacon and tomato omelette. Perhaps some more caramelised onion on panini would’ve been good! Millionaires shortbread portion is big but not sickly so that’s a bonus. Bacon is nice and thick and not too fatty so don’t have to waste time cutting that off. Coffees are always hot and frothy!

We stopped by and had a cream tea, staff very friendly and helpful

Over priced garden centre, but the farm shop was amazing. Good selection and some amazing ice cream flavours. Lovely staff and dog friendly.

£13.50 for a large breakfast is expensive enough, but when they try to charge you £2.20 for just a mug of hot water, that's absolutely taking the biscuit. I won't be in a rush to head back there.

Fabulous afternoon tea with views of the Alpacas and Donkies. Well prepared food and delucious scones and cakes. Service was friendly and thoughtful. Great venue and farm shop (also sells Hawkstone cider!!).

A well used mini shopping area. Multi little unit including cafe, garden centre, chocolate veg and freezer outlets and more. Worth a trip.

Great becon cobs Great value will go again

Excellent farm shop but AVOID the quiche at all costs, have spent the weekend in bed with stomach issues because of it

Stopped in here for breakfast. It was under construction so it was a bit noisy but the food was very good. Full breakfast was very tasty and even though I don’t often eat much at breakfast time I finished most of it. The shop attached has amazing selections and the chocolates were incredible!! Had to go back a second time to stock up for my train journey.

Food was lovely. I had the fish pie it was definitely homemade and full of fish. My friend had the gammon, it was a huge meal

My wife was bought an Afternoon Tea voucher for Christmas and we just tried to redeem it but was told by the lady on the phone it only has a 6 month "use by date" is now out of date by a couple of weeks. The "use by date" is printed in small print at the bottom of the receipt which for our eyes is hard to see and is dated 7th June. Thing is we had a voucher last year which we used after having it for 6 months and it was accepted but I guess getting a free £30 payment comes in handy for anyone. Needless to say we were disappointed by this because a bit of leeway could of been used but I'm afraid not in this occasion.

Bit on the pricey side think a bacon sandwich came to around £5

Lovely food and cornflake tart to die for !! Also very nice toilet refurbishment.

Great shop and staff, the cafe is great. They also do a great afternoon tea, which you do need to book and is a little pricey but so worth it.

Great place to go for coffee and meal with friends. Staff always polite and helpful

Great little farm shop, good selection of stock and very good selection of local beers. Plenty of parking and easy access just off the A46

What a wonderful place, lovely staff, great food and the emporium upstairs is brilliant

We visited here on a detour to Skegness (don't ask 🙈) stopped for breakfast and to use the facilities. Lovely place, helpful, cheerful staff. We had the cooked breakfast which was well cooked and presented. Average prices. Would eat here again. Sorry no photos as forgot to take any!

Fabulous time today with my neighbours for Easter breakfast fantastic food, then seeing lambs and lamas, I forgot what a lovely farmhouse excellent produce x ill be definitely going back what a hidden gem x highly recommend farmhouse., restaurant, plant ship well done nicki t

Counter service is really slow, and worst of all tea is made in a mug - not a teapot!!! What is the matter with café owners these days....not everyone likes their tea made in the mug!! 🤨

Fabulous sausage butty this morning,you need to visit, very Friendly staff ,we visit often. garden centre as well & Farm shop .plenty of parking outside ,toilets inside .5 star place .

Went for afternoon tea today scones were ok but the sandwiches were not great at all the bread was stale and verry disappointing as we were all looking forward to this for months 😞

A lovely Farm Shop and Cafe. Good food and friendly staff

Lovely farm shop with helpful staff

Fabulous for coffee and breakfast. Some great farm produce as well. Recommended.

We ordered tea and a coffee. Tea was great. A big cup of hot tea. The coffee was tepid. So I took it back to be replaced by another cup of tepid coffee. Tiniest cup of coffee I ever saw. Not a great experience, but the staff were friendly and pleasant.

Spot on brunch!! It was absolutely rammed here and a 45 min wait, which they advised us on before ordering! But it was worth it, eggs were done perfectly and service was great too, dogs are welcome as well, only because one was having his breakfast under the table, even with a cup of tea on a saucer 🤣 plenty of room for wheelchairs and pushchairs...Will be going back again!!

After seeing the pasta advertised for valentines day I ordered a pack of the slow cooked beef ravioli, when collecting I bought most of the rest of the ingredients for dinner too all from the farm shop! We had potatoes, onions, stilton sauce, peppercorn sauce, the tomato-y pasta sauce that came with the pasta. It was all reasonable and was so yummy!! The ladies serving were all friendly and were asking about my meal plans. Thank you

Stopped off for a drink with friends , good service delivered by the staff

I love this place as a irish traveller me and me mates come ere kids love to play all over big breakfast only major issues bogs are dirty over all gud grub at cheap ish price

Met family here as a central location for a Sunday morning breakfast. Service was fast and fair priced. All nice food and well cooked. Friendly staff and top points for being dog friendly!!

Sat eating lunch watching the alpacas 🙂

Stopped here for lunch , fish chips and peas and mug of tea fantastic.

Polite and helpful staff. Restaurant was a bit drafty,and the gammon steak was a bit chewy. Prices reasonable. Over all ok.

Lovely place with tasty food. Great chips too.

Well I haven't been for many years. Visited last week as in the area (,sort of). It's better than it was years ago and seems bit larger than what I remember. Cafe menu looked ok. Did buy bits but didn't really get me wanting to make special journey. Quite nice things in freezer dept. BUT items not priced individually. They are listed on piece of paper on door of freezer. By the time you found that, then looked for item you were interested in, well it was a step too far. There were some nice looking items in there so was a pity to have to do all this. If you are passing pay a visit is my advice. You never know....

We came in here as a family for breakfast but soon left after being told there was a charge for boiling water in a bottle!

Lovely produce bit pricey but worth it for quality

Lovely food and staff just getting to pricey these days for my budget

A decent display but no spring bulbs for November planting...

Good location spoilt by Cafe, no seating due to being loved by Mrs Bucket and friends, the food is good, the service dire looks like they only clear tables when running out of pots. The other shops on site are good with knowledgeable staff running them. Garden Centre a proper one not full of other goods, the butcher very good. Also NO Disabled toilet facilities.

Beef bourguignon and a cappuccino, both of which were excellent! The bourguignon was very beef rich and a welcome surprise compared to most restaurants where it would be very vegetable heavy. The food was great and service better. I’m not a fan of 200 degrees coffee but it was very pleasant. An awfully enjoyable experience.

Whilst the breakfast was nicely cooked, I feel that it was a little expensive for 1 rasher of bacon, 1 sausage, 1 slice of black pudding egg beans and half a tomato. Whilst I was waiting for my breakfast I had time to quietly observe all around me, there were 2 young girls behind the servery that were constantly touching their hair, one coughed into her hand and neither of them washed their hands in the entire time I was there. I will not be returning.

Lovely little farm shop, cafe and garden centre.

Me and husband visited here for breakfast on a Monday morning. It was absolutely delicious, cooked to perfection and with a lovely cup of tea. It wasn't greasy or anything like that, just lovely and with a little farm shop the fresh food looked great, will definitely be going back.

Lovely place and very well priced

We went on a Wednesday morning for breakfast and to buy some bits from the pet food area and some compost. The breakfast was spot on, we really enjoyed it. The staff were all very friendly. We will go again.

Lovely breakfast. Nice and clean. Friendly staff

Fantastic breakfast and shop look round 👍🏻

Serene setting with farm goods.

A really good coffee stop for me on a route I often travel. Scones are excellent in the cafe - ask for them warm. Amazing food shop. Plus animals to look at on a fine day!

Stopped here for food on the way to Norfolk. Great brunch, nice farm shop and all dog friendly

Great place,lovely staff, selection of delicious cakes . Always worth a visit.. recommended.

A must go to farm shop dog friendly amazing breakfast fresh vegetables big pet shop love this place

Great find... and amazing bacon roll...

Prices are extortionate for the breakfast that you get. £9 for a breakfast that has frozen hash brown,1 frozen looking sausage not even a farm sausage and not even a drink included. Won’t be coming back or recommending.

Fantastic breakfast, good coffee and great staff.

Ordered two vegetarian breakfasts and both were served with meat sausages. The owner came to ‘help’ and was polite to start with then, unfortunately decided to be rude. Would not recommend at all. Added after reply, a detailed list of vegetarian sausages means nothing when these were NOT what were served. We were both served meat sausages on our breakfasts. My husband - not a vegetarian tried a little of one and confirmed it was meat. They also looked and smelled like meat. There has clearly been a mix up. I would suggest that rather than being defensive both on here, and in person yesterday you look into why this happened. It’s distressing to be served meat when you have been a vegetarian for 31 years too. No offer of an apology or consideration that you and your staff may be wrong is absolutely no way to run a business.

Our Newark Ladies Coffee Social Group met there today and everyone loved it Garden Room very nice and airy, with views of the "wildlife". Service and food excellent, friendly service.

Very friendly and polite staff. Food was lovely, cooked to order, coffee delicious. Lovely farm shop as well

A great farm shop with lots of great value products to choose from. The Cafe serves up great coffee, cakes, scones, breakfasts and hot meals. The staff are all very friendly courteous. Great nursery for plants well stocked.

Came here today for the first time for afternoon tea, based on other reviews. Absolutely lovely experience in the conservatory area. Food was tasty and plentiful, lots of cups of tea from the large teapot, and really friendly, attentive young staff. Highly recommend!

Lovely afternoon tea in the garden room there was a good variety of sandwiches and cakes. Staff was welcoming and service was excellent. Will be visiting again 😊

Four of us booked for Afternoon Tea and were delighted with our experience, the food was good and varied, the usual sandwiches, scones, cakes but with added lemon mousse - so light. The waitress couldn't have been friendlier and nothing was too much trouble, her knowledge of the alpaca was interesting too!

Absolutely perfect day here today. Five mums, five 4 year olds and two babies. We plonked ourselves out of the way and had a lovely time. The food was brought out quickly, huge portions and very tasty. The kids had a lovely time in the play garden and didn’t want to leave! We stayed until closing. We also tidied up after ourselves as anyone with kids should do. Will definitely return and have already told friends.

Stopped for a break, coffee delicious, toasted sandwiches, beautiful. Staff lovely, lady on till very welcoming credit to the company. Tables clean .

We are local and regulars at Hardy's and after much thought, feel we must voice our disappointment at today's incident. We arrived for a quick coffee and a bit of lunch as usual. The cafe was very busy, but the coffee arrived quickly via the usual lovely, friendly staff. It was so busy they had run out of sausages (which was for our dog), but, no worries, she shared my bacon sandwich, which we both enjoyed very much. Suddenly, a middle aged woman, came up to us and said the dog should be on the floor, not on the plastic sofa. OK, fair enough. So I put my coat on the sofa, underneath my dog, but, no, this was not good enough, the dog had to be on the floor. Now, to a lot of people this is nothing to gripe about, it was just the manner in which it was done. I don't know who the woman was, she wasn't wearing any sort of "uniform", but her manner was very abrupt. Very disappointed, this is a lovely place.

We'd booked a table for breakfast on our way up the A1 since it was over of the only places that was open and dog friendly, but what a mistake. I'm not sure if there was something up on this particular morning, but the middle aged lady in the cafe didn't manage a smile the whole time, and barely looked us in the eye when we ordered. It made us feel very unwelcome. "What's the table number? I can't take your order without a table number" (we were one of two groups there and our table was literally next to her) We ordered the corner breakfast and without so much as an acknowledgement, any eye contact, or a fully formed question, she barked "fried egg?" at us. And then when we asked for my daughter's poached egg and avocado on toast to come without the egg and just with the avocado and tomato, she barked "I'll have to charge you the full amount, and we haven't got tomatoes anyway" Why is this? Just reduce it! It can't be that difficult! We also asked if they had yoghurt, and that was a firm no. Not "no, sorry we don't", like you would expect from anyone with any level of customer service training. How about inviting us to buy one in the farm shop and bring it in? There's no level of trying to please us or put us at ease at all. The avocado on toast arrived and was brown and grainy. So overripe, and like nothing we've seen before Freddie having ordered it at countless places, but the chef came out and patronising told us that this is what happens to avocadoes. We know this, but I wouldn't expect to be served it. It was replaced however. The young blonde girl was very friendly. The lady at the till at the shop displayed a similar distain when we bought something too. I sincerely hope this was a one off and everyone was just having a bad day. I can't think of another reason why staff at a charming independent establishment like this would act this way.

Easter breakfast with the lambs. Absolutely amazing morning. Hardys staff always go far beyond what is needed and today even though this was a new venture they worked so hard to make it enjoyable for us all. Breakfast was delicious , the cookie decoration was fun as was the Easter egg hunt. The visit with the baby lambs was wonderful and we even got to cuddle one. Thankyou to Holly and her ladies you did such a Brilliant job today.

Called in for two sausage and mushroom rolls and two teas to take away.When I got to my destination my mate and I were disgusted at the state of the food we were given The sausage was burnt to a crisp So much so you could snap it like a carrot..Mushrooms no better.Thirteen quid fifty in the bin.Very disappointed.Tea be was ok

Had a great breakfast today on our first visit definitely go again highly recommend service was quick food hot and delicious

Amazing breakfast every time we go! The best in Newark! Booked afternoon tea while there today, can’t wait to try that!’

Great breakfast, very friendly, great service and fab food. Highly recommend. Afternoon tea is also lovely.

Great Sunday Breakfast! Food was lovely, service was excellent, especially Ann who always has a smile and lots of friendly chat. Highly recommend a visit!

This place has that farmshop feel which I love, the staff are friendly to humans and dogs, the building is spacious but cosy in its modern farm style barn and the food I had was home-made and delicious. The prices are very reasonable and there...

Visited this Cafe this morning for a breakfast. Really nice breakfast and great service from the friendly staff. We did feel the breakfast was a little overpriced. We know all about the rise in costs etc but still think they could at least include the...

Went today fir my mums 90th birthday and had breakfast. The food was delicious, freshly cooked, piping hot and very tasty. The staff are always so friendly and make you very welcome. Our favourite place to eat!

Absolutely wonderful cafe. The staff were all very friendly and the food was absolutely delicious! It's evident that high quality ingredients are used. Our server Emma was lovely and made sure we had everything we needed. Great value for money, would highly recommend to anyone...

Went to Hardy’s Cafe for breakfast this morning, it was really good. Best breakfast we’ve had in a long time. The eggs were cooked to perfection and the kitchen was flexible with our breakfasts and requested add ons. Meat was delicious, it was clear high...

Had a small babyshower at the corner cafe. The staff were really friendly, very helpful and made our little babyshower a lovely experience. The cakes were lovely and the choice of food and specials were great.

The staff are friendly and the cafe has a nice atmosphere. The breakfast is tasty and the bacon is thickly cut, great quality meat. Will be visiting soon to try the lunch menu.

Went for a haggis pie with veg at lunch today. It was so tasty and nice and warm after a long walk! :)

Visited twice within the last month and food was good. This time as they are usually busy tried to book a table via the website. Received an email acknowledgement which also stated that table will be confirmed by email or text. Nothing received and no...

I love Hardy’s but a little disappointed this morning. It won’t stop us going back but not up to usual standard. Toast was burnt, tomato over cooked and so was the sausage. Food not very hot either. My biggest complaint is their inflexibility. I don’t...

Went to Harry’s Corner Cafe today. The first time we’ve been since before covid and we’re very disappointed with it. It had been expanded which has ruined it for us. I had a cheese scone and tea and my husband had a fruit scone and...

Came here with my boyfriend for breakfast, had a really yummy breakfast, one big one and a young farmer one I could select a few add ons. Both meals were gorgeous, eggs cooked to perfection! We sat outside and said hello to the chickens and...

Excellent selection and service.

Great breakfast value for money great quality produce used friendly staff and wasn't waiting long before our food arrived.

Went couple of years ago. Not bad. Now looking great. New coffee and cake/ Restaurant great lovely meal. Now got a second hand shop upstairs. Found a couple of nice things. Also good garden centre and farm shop. Thanks again Phil.

Fantastic pies, breakfast was OK but disappointed that the quality of the ingredients was missing

Excellent breakfast and cafeteria is clean and pleasant staff , however beware if you are disabled as there are NO disabled facilities. !. Would have been 5 stars but were offended by the discrimination.

Really nice food...can't wait to go back on Sunday

Garden centre was fine, didn't stop for dinner too busy and had reserved tables.

New layout adds a definite sense of quality

Nice cafe area, served good coffee and had a nice selection of cakes if you required any. We had tea cakes which were very tasty.

Great food, lovely little place.

Lovely farm shop, with so much to see. Delicious cheeses, knowledgable friendly staff.